PACS:
1. n. (acronym)Picture Archiving and Communications System. A device or group of devices and associated network components designed to store and retrieve medical images.
2. n. (acronym)Pain And Constant Suffering.

Friday, July 25, 2008

John Dineen has been named president and CEO of GE Healthcare, replacing Joseph Hogan.

Dineen, 45, has served as president and CEO of GE Transportation since 2005. He will work from GE Healthcare's headquarters in Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.Prior to GE Transportation, Dineen served as vice president and general manager of Plastics at GE Advanced Materials and held various assignments in corporate finance.

He also served as general manager of GE Power Equipment; general manager of the company's Meter business; general manager of the Microwave and Air-conditioning businesses; manager of finance for GE Asia in Hong Kong; and president of GE Plastics-Pacific during his 22 years with parent company General Electric of Stamford, CT.

Hogan, who joined GE in 1986, is leaving to become CEO of the ABB Group, a Zurich, Switzerland-based provider of power and automation products, systems, and services. ABB's U.S. headquarters is in Norwalk, CT.

Here's wishing Mr. Dineen and Mr. Hogan the best of luck in their new positions.